The pelage is long, dense and soft, there are 2 colour phases,
brown and bright yellow, with the under parts lighter. The anterior nose leaf is
large, concealing the upper lip when viewed from above. The sides of the sella
are parallel, with a raised longitudinal rib in the middle; the front of the
sella is covered with long dense hair. The connecting process is markedly
projecting rounded. The middle lower premolar is outside to tooth row, in the
first and third lower premolar nearly in contact with the side. The upper
first premolar is within the tooth row, but the cusp but the cusp is less
distinct than in macrotis; the small lower premolar is slightly external to the
tooth row so that the larger two premolars are almost in contact.

Range
Description:

This species is widely distributed in northern South Asia,
southeast and Central China, and much of continental Southeast Asia. In South
Asia it has been recorded from Bangladesh (Khan 2001, Srinivasulu and
Srinivasulu 2005), Bhutan (Phuntsholing), India (Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Sikkim, Uttarakhand and West Bengal) and Nepal (Central and Eastern Nepal)
(Molur et al. 2002). In China, the species has been reported from Xizang,
Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Hubei, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi,
Guangdong, Guangxi and Hunan (Smith and Xie 2008). In Southeast Asia it has been
recorded in Myanmar, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.
It has been recorded from an altitudinal range of 610 to 3,077 m asl (Molur et
al. 2002).
Countries: Native:
Bangladesh; Bhutan; China; India; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia
(Peninsular Malaysia); Myanmar; Nepal; Thailand;Vietnam

Population:

In South Asia, while the species is still common and
widely distributed, a declining trend in the population of this species is
suspected because of ongoing habitat degradation in the Himalayas (Molur et al.
2002). It is common in Southeast Asia.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology:

In South Asia, this species roosts in caves in hilly areas,
and is found in montane forests, bamboo forests and cultivated areas (Molur et
al. 2002; Bates and Harrison 1997). In Myanmar the species has been recorded
from agricultural areas; in Thailand it is found in good forest which is
surrounded by agricultural land. The species appears to be associated with
limestone caves (P. Bates and S. Bumrungsri pers. comm.). In Viet Nam, it is
predominantly found in limestone areas but does not appear to be dependent on
this substrate (Furey pers. comm.). In China, it has been recorded hibernating
in caves and bomb shelters.
Systems: Terrestrial

Major Threat(s):

In general there appear to be no major threats to this
species as a whole. In South Asia, the habitat of this species is being
deforested for timber, firewood and converted for agricultural use in the
Himalayas (Molur et al. 2002).

Conservation Actions:

There are no direct conservation measures in place for this
species. The species has not been recorded from any protected areas in South
Asia. Additional studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, breeding
biology and general ecology of this species (Molur et al. 2002). It is not known
if the species is present in protected areas in China or Southeast Asia.